elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Bear in mind that my knowledge of and exposure to computers before this was minimal, and my exposure to PCs had been nearly nil—I'd played Oregon Trail on an Apple IIe in elementary school, and the few computers that were in my classrooms or computer labs at the time were Macs.
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ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
An elementary school teacher dragged a 3-year-old student across the floor of a room, causing injuries, West Virginia police said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Students at Big Bear Valley elementary schools made the final decision on the new names from a list of 30 names, per tradition.
—James Powel, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition to community health screenings, the Aurora Lions Club, which will showcase this local program at the district convention this month, continues to focus on the elementary schools.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
An elementary school teacher dragged a 3-year-old student across the floor of a room, causing injuries, West Virginia police said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Students at Big Bear Valley elementary schools made the final decision on the new names from a list of 30 names, per tradition.
—James Powel, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition to community health screenings, the Aurora Lions Club, which will showcase this local program at the district convention this month, continues to focus on the elementary schools.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elementary school
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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